CANNON FODDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire

Synonyms:

cannon fodder; fodder; fresh fish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cannon fodder" is a kind of...):

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)